The Minister for Justice has defended her predecessor Alan Shatter's response to alleged bugging at the Garda Ombudsman's offices.
Frances Fitzgerald says the report from Justice John Cooke – which finds no evidence of any surveillance having taken place – is "food for thought" for the former minister's critics.
Justice Cooke's report finds simple explanations for two of the three security issues found by GSOC – while the other is labelled as a "technological anomaly".
Meanwhile, interim Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan said she – and her senior management team – are conducting a close review of the document.
In a statement issued last night, she also said the force acknowledges that the working relationship between the force and GSOC needs to be more constructive.
However, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties is describing the Cooke report as "an exercise in smoke and mirrors", after it found it impossible to rule out all possibility of covert surveillance.
